NACOSA presented four research posters at the 13th International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users in Cape Town in October 2025. The posters represent the culmination of the work of our People Who Use Drugs and Human Rights programmes over the last three years, funded by the Global Fund.
Decriminalisation of drugs
South Africa’s current drug policy framework is fragmented, with contradictions between legislation that criminalises personal drug use and policy commitments that recognise prevention, treatment, harm reductionand social reintegration as essential
